forward compatibility
Syllables: for·ward com·pat·i·bil·i·tyUK/ˌfɔːwəd kəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪti//ˌfɔɹwəɹd kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti/
forward compatibility noun: the capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with anticipated future systems.
Noun
forward compatibility (uncountable)
- The capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with anticipated future systems.
- Forward compatibility of a mobile application describes an application that is developed in such a way that it fits with planned future versions of the same application. Forward compatibility generally implies that a dependent mobile system such as a mobile application designed for a particular OS...2021, Mohamed Sarrab, Hafedh Al-Shihi, Naveen Safia, “Compatibility: How Does Mobile Application Interact with Environments?”, in Handbook of Mobile Application Development: A Guide to Selecting the...
- Synonyms:
- upward compatibility
forward compatibility meaning in Arabic
forward compatibility in Arabic
- capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with anticipated future systems
- توافقية مستقبلية
Synonyms of forward compatibility
Forms of forward compatibility
| alternative form | forwards compatibility |
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Origin of forward compatibility
From forward (adjective) + compatibility (noun).
Words that rhyme with forward compatibility
- sensibility
- utility
- facility
- ability
- disability
- compatibility
- possibility
- probability
- fertility
- fragility
- futility
- impossibility
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- senility
- virility
- vulnerability
- agility
- capability
- comfortability
- flexibility
- hostility
- improbability
- indomitability
- instability
- juvenility
- nobility
- stability
- accommodability
- affability
- backward compatibility
- backwards compatibility
- bouncebackability
- chewability
- creatability
- debility
- diffability
- ductility
- forwards compatibility
- fuckability
- humility
- impressionability
- ineffability
- irascibility
- manageability
- mutility
- tabability
- unassailability
- upward compatibility
- versatility
Questions about forward compatibility
- What does forward compatibility mean?
- Forward compatibility means the capability of an electronic device, a piece of software, etc., to interoperate with anticipated future systems.
- What is forward compatibility in Arabic?
- Forward compatibility in Arabic is توافقية مستقبلية. See Forward compatibility meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is forward compatibility?
- Forward compatibility is a noun.
- How do you pronounce forward compatibility?
- Forward compatibility is pronounced /ˌfɔːwəd kəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪti/ (UK).
Words near forward compatibility in the dictionary
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